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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Kees Marijnissen, Oosterhout, NL;
Roy Gilsing, Rotterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Kees Marijnissen, Oosterhout, NL;
Roy Gilsing, Rotterdam, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fender for absorbing forces generated from an impact includes a depending attachment flange which comprises a vertically aligned section depending from an exterior portion of the fender and a horizontally aligned section depending from the vertically aligned section adapted for mounting to a vehicle wherein the vertically aligned section includes a plurality of contoured portions for enhancing the stiffness of the vertically aligned section.